Griggs courier., 1887-12-23

| fireplace where the flames were dancing a
weird measure in fantastic time to the voice
of the winner wind in the old-fashioned,
wide-mouthed chimney
Bob, the Office boy, stood In . background
OF shadow awaiting the Doctors commando
for the morrow, vaguely wondering what
had come over his usually genial employer
of late ''''- ''''''''s
May be it's a. folks says-that Mis-
Mack's bound to marry him whether he's
wtiltn' or not. soliloquized Bob: sand II he's
afea'rd OF thai, I don't wonder he's down in
the mouth" i4'3
But all unconscious Of his office bows
anxiety in his behalf, Dr. Blake sat with
half-closed eyes in the semi obscurity. for a
pinhead of dame from gas jet at the rear
and the blaze of the wood fire itself alone
relieved the darkness of the room.
| A rustic as Of q woman's dress caused the
Doctor to give q sudden start! At last Doris
had come
Dreaming of your lady love, ,doctor?"
! Alas the voice, Stimulating an archness en-
Mrs Mack who. arrayed as for conquest, ad-
vanced in.o the circle of freight and care
lessly placed rather shapely foot on the
, fender
We'll, yea" was the absent reply. For
Dr.. Blake. who, in addition to an unusually
laborious day, had been up with danger
ous case nearly all the night before, wos in
| that curious state between waking and
sleeping, when men see visions and dream
dreams, yet are perfectly conscious as to
what is going on about them.
Something in Dr. Blake's voice and man
ner caused the fossil remains of an organ
Mrs Mack was pleased to designate as her
heart to give dull throb She had read of
masculine hearts caught at the rebound.
By this time Dr. Blake knew that his case
was hopeless with the chit of girl he had
been temporarily Infatuated. Should she
str ke while the iron was hot?
"When Miss Doris and your nephew are
married, you and Doctor will be left quite
alone!" said Mrs N OK, with q tender look,
which was entirely lost on the d octor, who
had substded into his " king slumber. As
In vision he again saw Doris deep eyes
look ng into his own with The strange in
tensity which once before had thrilled him
through and through And, extending his
arms, DR.. Blake SAID, aloud:
my darling-come
Mrs Mack saw no vision The outstretcbed
arms were joyful reality. So also was
the tender invitation; and without an in
slant of delay she literally fell on the
Doctors neck, about which her arms
clasped themselves with considerable te-
nae ty.
@P-Paul, she sobbed, hysterioally, -nos I
shall never leave you-never!" and clung
the tighter to the scarcely awakened doc
tor as Bob, thinking matters had gone quite
far enough. suddenly turned up the gasl
Nov Doris had chosen that evening to tell
her guardian Of her future plans Perhaps
too, she night learn from his own lips that
there was some mistake as to his matxi.
montal Intentions
Her foot was on the library threshold q
Bob threw the glow Of gaslight ON the IN
teresdng tableau have just mentioned
And casting one glance thereat, Doris fed
upstairs to her room But h d sne fingered
moment Doris would have heard Dr.
Blake utter something akin 20 mild profan-
tty. and seen him rise to his feet 90 suddenly |
as to nearly precipitate the c;inging widow
over q hassock! NI .Y
@Mrs Macks" he sternly exclaimed, but the |
lady. forctbly overcome by sense Of maid |!
enly modesty. had fed !
And Miss Doris see It allls said Bob. in !
audible soliloquy. a. he stood staring in q
dased sort Of way at the open door:
Go to bed. Bob, sharply commanded Dr.
Blake, In great perturbation Of spirit What
could he have said OF done in his dreamy !,
that xrA Mack, who was the
pink OF propriety. should have thrown her-
self into his armsl Good Heavens. what .